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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1935      2003 Oct 26 20.37UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2003iu IN UGC 1393
On 2003 October 17 we received an e-mail from Mark Armstrong of
Rolvenden, England, reporting his discovery of an apparent
supernova (mag 16.4) on unfiltered CCD images taken on 2003 Oct.
16.066 and 17.106 (LM 19.0) with a 0.35m reflector in the course of
the UK Nova/Supernova patrol.
The new object is located at: 
RA 01h 55m 24.55s DEC +21 17'06.4" (2000) (equinox 2000.0), which
is approximately 2" west and 3.6" south of the centre of UGC 1393.
Nothing was visible at this position on Mark's images taken on 2003
Sept. 1, Sept. 18 (LM 19.0) and Sept. 23 (LM 19.5) nor was it
detected on Palomar Sky Survey red, blue and infra-red plates. 

The object was subsequently designated as Supernova 2003iu and
announced on IAUC 8226 (delayed in reaching us). Congratulations to
Mark on the discovery of his 48th supernova.  

SUPERNOVA 2003it IN UGC 40
Tim Puckett and L Cox, USA, have reported on IAUC 8225 that they
have detected a possible magnitude 17.2 supernova in UGC 40 on an
unfiltered CCD image of 2003 Oct 13.13UT.
The measured position is:
RA 00h 05m 48.47s DEC +27 27' 09.6" (2000), 1.2"E and 11.3"N of the
centre of the host galaxy.

V844 HERCULIS
Gary Poyner, Birmingham, and Eddy Muyllaert, Ostend, Belgium report
that V844 Herculis is in outburst:
2003 Oct 23.750, 12.2v (Muyllaert, 0.21-m Schmidt-Cassegrain, AAVSO
sequence)
2003 Oct 23.796, 12.5v (Poyner, 0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain)

Guy M Hurst